Re: scrollback and VT switching

Simon Tatham (sgt20@cam.ac.uk)
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:00:36 GMT

>On Wed, 13 Mar 1996 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
>> Kernel memory is too valuable to be spent on large scrollback buffers.

<mingo@pc5829.hil.siemens.co.at> wrote:
>time to put parts of console.c into user space? (no clue how to do it tho)

<shudder> Or just run-length encode the scrollback buffers, and
waste far less kernel memory? Most of the screen is usually
spaces... <grin>

Don't try this at home kids... :)

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